Millennials : Godly Character

People are interested by talent God is impressed by Character

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

1 Samuel 12:17 ESV

17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 12:7 ESV

7 Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers.

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No One can Fix me but me!

Change the way that you view change.

Change is difficult because people over estimate the value of what they have and underestimate yhe value of what they will gain when they give it up.

People don't hate change they hate the way that we try to change us

People Change when they have to

or

When they want to

Do you have to change ?

-Disgust over the current narrative of your life

When your frustrated over how your life is turning out.

Am I living the story God wants to tell about me?

-Discernment of where and how your life is misaligned with God’s will

When you figure that there IS a disconnect between you and God.

-Deliberate decisions to make changes

When you Find a way to make changes

-Disciplined obedience to the call of God.

When you Fight to obey God’s Word

The worse feeling in the world is, when I am determined to make a change and commit to the change but repeatedly fail to do it.

The Vicious Cycle

Convicted, Committed , Fail

Will I be Victorious ? or will I forever be a Victim ?

Coping vs Changing

We try to find ways to cover it up

He is going after our spirit of conviction

Conviction is God’s way to lead me to change.

The Devil wants you to keep doing it because the more I do it the less I feel bad about it

It goes from fornication to making love

The best resolution is not to try something new but rather to stop doing something old.

Facing whats inside of us.

Making a change within yourself is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things to do.

Making Change makes you face the greatest enemy in my life me.

1 The Giant of my past.

10 Steps to defeating the Giant within you.

See yourself victorious

I have to see myself getting the victory

See yourself getting the Victory

I can make the change, I can do this

If you think you cant, your right if you think you can your right

Silence the discouraging voices of your past that says you cant

There is an old you that says here we go again

Proverbs 23:7 KJV 1900

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

2 Let glorifying God be your primary motive

Its not to make yourself better but that God will be glorified

I must Settle in my mind that pleasing God is the most important thing.

3 Remember you are not fighting alone but we have access to the power of God through the Holy Spirit

The Secret Sauce is my Dependence

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

4 Identify the spiritual nature of this battle and your enemy

Recognize the Spiritual Nature of your Battle

5 Find an accountability partner

Solidify my Circle

One or two around us enablers or accountability partners

I wont embarrass you but I will call you out

6 Make note of what made you stumble in the past- what was your pattern ?

Spot your Stumble

I must be able to Spot my Stumble

Psalm 73:2 ESV

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped.

You just don't wake up and lose but no there is a road or a path

Porn is not controlling it, it is just changing how you deal with it.

The devil will always convince you that your strong enough

7 Make a decision to start

Make a Decision to Start

You can only fight and win one battle at a time one day at a time

You win one urge at a time

8 Recall and recite your victories of obedience

Silence my Struggle with Selective Amnesia

Every small Victory God gives you courage

9 Be prepared to be misunderstood

Silence the voice of those that don’t believe you.

Psalm 42:10 NCV

10 My enemies’ insults make me feel as if my bones were broken. They are always saying, “Where is your God?”

Mock your intentions

Its going to cost you something

10God has given you a new day and with it another chance

Thank God for Another Chance

Philippians 3:13 NLT

13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,

Philippians 3:14 NLT

14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Phil

Micah 7:19 ESV

19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Isaiah 43:25 ESV

25 “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Psalm 103:12 ESV

12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

1 John 1:9 ESV

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.